+1 on the LCD issue. I have a friend that is into photography. He was getting the 6 while I was having the 5r vs 6 debate. On day 1 he said that the Electronic Viewfinder was a must have. The built in flash is an upgrade too, I don't want to deal with screwing in a flash while trying to take spontaneous shots of my kid.

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Don't unscrew the flash and you won't have that problem. I do agree that EVF is important

If your a newbie and obviously not a pro, why do you need a pro video camera?

Anyways, no this cam isn't a pro video cam because its design to take picture first and it's missing a lot of pro features to make smaller and cheaper

I am going through skin re-modeling and will require a close up of my skin and everything since I am sponsored. Maybe a camera like this would do the job? I wouldn't mind waiting for a better deal on video cameras later either if I that's the best decision.

so lenswise, this actually is the cheapest way right now to have a full frame, thats right, full frame mirrorless goodness.
get the nex 6N, get the metabones speedbooster (600 bucks, not cheap), and you can mount canon ef lenses, with full (albeit very slow) autofocus, and aperture control, which will give you the light gathering, dof, of fov as if they were mounted on a full frame sensor. dpreview first impressions[dpreview.com]
You can pair this with a 35 f2, 50 1.8, and 85 1.8, are reasonably small lenses, or a tamron 28-75 2.8 (no autofocus) and end up with still a relatively inexpensive, compact setup. it will make your 35 f2 equivalent to buying a 24 1.4 (instead of zeiss 24 1.8) and your 50 1.8 as if you are buying a 35 1.2. you are talking about a sig initial investment in the speedbooster, but if you are going to drop serious dough on superfast, and hard to find prime, it will more than pay for itself.

Yes, the full frame Nex 9, if and when it comes out will in the same ball park price as this Nex-6.

Think before you type.

I went ahead and bought the Nex-6. I will probably upgrade to full frame Nex-9, if it comes out. But only when it becomes a slick deal. If history is any guide, that time is a long time into the future. I will have gotten very good mileage out of the Nex-6 by that time.

Nex 9 may take a year yet in the meantime why invest into premium ASPC like nex6, or 7. Just grab a $3-400ish NEX 5 body and fill the gap while waiting for the real deal. The nex 6 and 5n is chicken and egg but the price of nex 6 doesn't justify. touch screen focus vs. wifi and EVF, there is no solid value to spend on nex 6 at this point. If nex 6 comes down to $3-400, it might make sense to consider.

Nex 9 may take a year yet in the meantime why invest into premium ASPC like nex6, or 7. Just grab a $3-400ish NEX 5 body and fill the gap while waiting for the real deal. The nex 6 and 5n is chicken and egg but the price of nex 6 doesn't justify. touch screen focus vs. wifi and EVF, there is no solid value to spend on nex 6 at this point. If nex 6 comes down to $3-400, it might make sense to consider.

From personal experience, NEX-6 is a much better shooting experience than the 5 series (I owned the 5N and 5R). The mythical FF NEX really shouldn't be a part of this discussion because a) it's just rumor and speculation at this point, b) it would undoubtedly be in a completely different market and price point (I would guess $2K for the body) and c) having a range of compact AF lenses that can cover a FF sensor will be a very expensive proposition as well. Saving a few hundred now to pay $4-5K later doesn't make sense to me.

From personal experience, NEX-6 is a much better shooting experience than the 5 series (I owned the 5N and 5R). The mythical FF NEX really shouldn't be a part of this discussion because a) it's just rumor and speculation at this point, b) it would undoubtedly be in a completely different market and price point (I would guess $2K for the body) and c) having a range of compact AF lenses that can cover a FF sensor will be a very expensive proposition as well. Saving a few hundred now to pay $4-5K later doesn't make sense to me.

You said you own 5n and 5r and feel the 6 feels much better? How so? I like being able to simply touch focus with the 5r. 6 lost its touch screen for that purpose and quick touch navigation

You said you own 5n and 5r and feel the 6 feels much better? How so? I like being able to simply touch focus with the 5r. 6 lost its touch screen for that purpose and quick touch navigation

The size of the body and grip of the 6 is much more comfortable to me. My hands are not large but I felt the 5N/5R was too front/left heavy with the 18-55 lens or the Sony 50 or 55-210. The 6 feels a lot more balanced in hand. I find the EVF better for composing and framing shots because it's closer to the eye. And finally the pop-up flash on the 6 can be tilted back for bounce and is much more convenient. I thought the flash on the 5s was way too fiddly and fragile with that tiny connector.

I do miss the touchscreen of the 5N (not so much on the 5R, resistive sucks) but Sony still lags behind Olympus in making the touchscreen really useful (for touch shutter). On the OM-D or E-PL5 you can touch the focus point and it will take the shot instantly and be perfectly in focus. The 5N doesn't have this feature and the 5R's touch shutter is too unreliable (blurred shots/out of focus).

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